Pennsylvania Private Colleges where Students Complete in Time

University of Pennsylvania has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 96% last year.

Carnegie Mellon University with 91% and Lehigh University with 91% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Pennsylvania Private Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $55,200 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,394 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 57.80% and the average SAT score is 1,358 at the schools.

Table. Pennsylvania Private Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year 96.00%
0.22%
$66,10469.00%6.00%1,54028,2018 to 1
2
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Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate, 4-year 91.00%
1.77%
$63,27444.01%11.00%1,54016,0025 to 1
2
2
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PAPrivate, 4-year 91.00%
3.66%
$62,18028.00%29.00%1,4307,39410 to 1
4
1
Villanova University Villanova, PAPrivate, 4-year 90.00%
1.29%
$64,70130.01%25.00%1,46010,38310 to 1
5
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Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year 82.00%
1.19%
$51,34016.00%86.00%1,2507,86110 to 1
6
1
Drexel University Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year 78.00%
0.22%
$60,6639.00%78.00%1,33022,3449 to 1
7
1
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate, 4-year 77.00%
1.33%
$47,14613.00%79.00%1,2508,10712 to 1
8
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Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year 67.00%
4.01%
$45,53315.00%86.00%1,2508,28613 to 1
8
1
Widener University Chester, PAPrivate, 4-year 67.00%
1.44%
$53,63815.00%84.00%1,1705,41611 to 1
10
1
Eastern University Saint Davids, PAPrivate, 4-year 59.00%
1.43%
$37,42018.99%94.00%-5,76915 to 1
Average79.80%$55,20025.80%57.80%1,35811,97610 to 1